I guess this is along the same lines as my recent “old school games” posts. Someone has created a web version of Lemmings using DHTML. It has been quite some time since I’ve played this game! I started playing and got hooked on it last night making it all the way to level 11. I… Read more »
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Super (Bowl) Ads
Last night was the big game! Who was playing again? I was watching it for the commercials. The one time of year when companies go all out and pay millions of dollars for 30 seconds. Here are a few of my favorites. Hummer – Monsters Even though I can’t stand the vehicles and participate in… Read more »
Four Things
OK, so it looks like I got tagged. I guess this is kind of the blog equivalent to chain letters. I better do it or be doomed to a life of unhappiness. Tagged by: Tony Hill Four Jobs I’ve had in My Life Digital Media Projects Manager of The Information Commons Production Services Multimedia Producer… Read more »
Bubble
Earlier this week, I went to the Bijou (The University of Iowa’s indie/art film theater) to see Steven Soderbergh’s new film, Bubble. I’ve been a fan of his movies for a while (Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s 11, Ocean’s 12, Traffic, The Limey, and others) so I was expecting to enjoy this one as well. Outside of… Read more »
c64 Games Online
Another addition in the posts about old-school computer games (post1, post 2). Here’s a site where you can play classic Commodore 64 games in your web browser (this one uses java).
Pickr and Fastr
If you build a tool off of Flickr, it apparently must end in the “er” sound spelled with only the letter “r”. Anyway, I ran across some more cool Flickr do-dads. ColorPickr ColorPickr is just a color palette that pulls images from Flickr based on the color that you chose. Fastr Fastr is actually a… Read more »
I’m Engaged!
You can see the story here: http://www.scottandjessica.net
Two Cool New Flickr Toys
Slickr This is a really slick screensaver (hence the name) that pulls images from Flickr and does a nice Ken-Burns-Like fade between them in a screensaver. You can chose to only use your Flickr images, or certain groups, or just random photos (that’s what I’ve got mine set on). Retrievr This is just a cool… Read more »
Year End Best-of Lists
Happy New Year! The transition to Twenty-aught-six just wouldn’t be complete without some internet best-of lists. The best Web 2.0 software of 2005 The buzz word as of late has been Web 2.0, or web-based applications. Dion Hinchcliffe’s has put together a long list of what he calls the best Web 2.0 apps of 2005…. Read more »
Toastbags
Have you ever wanted to make yourself a grilled cheese sandwich but didn’t want to get out the ole frying pan. Well, your troubles are over. I ran across this exciting new product called Toastbags via popgadget. These little babies make it easy to fry up a yummy grilled cheese sandwich (or any grilled sandwich… Read more »
New Size Mentos Rolls
While waiting to see King Kong the other night, I ran across a new size roll of Mentos at the dollar store. They’re not the tiny mini-rolls, and they’re not as long as the regular size rolls either. It’s a special medium-sized roll for when you’re not in the mood for an entire large roll… Read more »
Christmas Story Parodies
Another Christmas movie in 30 seconds re-enacted by bunnies… A Christmas Story with bunnies And what if A Christmas Story was a horror movie? It might look a little like this.
MS Adds “Bird’s Eye View” to Virtual Earth
Microsoft launched a new feature called “Bird’s Eye View” to their Virtual Earth mapping service. From what I can tell, it provides aerial shots of just a few spots around the country. I have to assume that they’ll be adding more, since the current list of bird’s eye locations is pretty small. This isn’t to… Read more »
Creative Uses for Old Altoids Tins
Altoids has announced the winners of their “Tin Million Uses” contest which challenged people to come up with innovative uses for old Altoids tins. They selected six winners: Electronic Musical Instrument MP3 Player Case Cookie Baking Tin Speaker/Headphone Switcher Pinhole Camera Morse Code Generator These are all pretty cool I’d also like to see the… Read more »
Geek Gift Guides
I guess I’m a day late for the newly coined “Cyber Monday,” but I’ve put together a collection of geek holiday gift guides, for that hard to buy for person on your list this year. Wired Magazine: Ultimate Geek Gift Guide Make Magazine Gift Guide Cnet Holiday Gift Guide 2005 Ars Technica 2005 Holiday Shopping… Read more »
